The A-Team (05/08/10)
I loved The A-Team TV show. It was Saturday afternoon tea time viewing for the whole family. I’m not joking. I am still guilty of watching the odd episode here and there when I find it on some random channel on Sky. It’s a bit of brain off action fun. Which is exactly what the movie was too. A ridiculous plot coupled with a set of ridiculous scenarios with some fantastic characters. Loved it. Out of the whole cast I think Sharlto Copley and Bradley Cooper were the best cast in their roles. Looks like Sharlto got to have a lot of fun as Murdock! Rest of the A-Team was very good with Liam Neeson giving the movie some acting chops and a surprisingly good turn from Quinton Jackson. Jessica Biel I was less fond of; her character seemed a bit blah and I’m not her biggest fan. Oh and Jon Hamm appearance at the end was a nice surprise!
The slight update of the team’s origin was good. They didn’t dwell on the origin – just kept the action going. The film’s not Oscar worthy, it’s not meant to be. It’s just meant to be a bit of ridiculous fun, which was what the TV show was about.
Rating: 4/5
The Children (07/08/10)
I just saw the word terrifying and I started to watch this film. Once I got past the bad sound editing I wouldn’t say I totally enjoyed the film but it filled the time and kept me amused. Not sure about terrified, but there was some gore and moments of ‘Oh!’. Filled with your very recognisable English TV show actors. If you watch a lot of English TV. Which I do not. Horror movies with crazy children are usually pretty effective. Though the little girl from [REC] still holds the top spot for me in terms of terrifying child in a horror film. The film did look good well done. Some thought and money had been put behind it. Some good death scenes all around make up for one or two annoying child actors.
Rating: 2/5
Read more to see the full list of movies I’ve seen so far this year.
71 movies so far this year
- Three Kings (4/5) 04/01/10
- Defiance (5/5) 06/01/10
- Frost/Nixon (4/5) 06/01/10
- Dreamgirls (4/5) 07/01/10
- Munich (2/5) 08/01/10
- Ray (4/5) 09/01/10
- Max Payne (1/5) 09/01/10
- Mirrors (2/5) 09/01/10
- Ali (5/5) 10/01/10
- Slumdog Millionaire (4/5) 16/01/10
- Australia (2/5) 16/01/10
- Yes Man (2/5) 17/01/10
- Shrooms (1/5) 23/01/10
- Valkyrie (4/5) 30/01/10
- Love the Beast (3/5) 30/01/10
- Brick (4/5) 31/01/10
- My Bloody Valentine (2/5) 06/02/10
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (3/5) 06/02/10
- Children of Men (4/5) 13/02/10
- We Own the Night (3/5) 14/02/10
- Outpost (1/5) 20/02/10
- Push (4/5) 21/02/10
- Revolutionary Road (5/5) 24/02/10
- Milk (5/5) 26/02/10
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (3/5) 27/02/10
- Rendition (3/5) 27/02/10
- The Reader (4/5) 28/02/10
- Flags of Our Fathers (4/5) 03/03/10
- A History of Violence (4/5) 03/03/10
- Office Space (5/5) 04/03/10
- The Eye (2/5) 04/03/10
- Alice in Wonderland (4/5) 05/03/10
- Bolt (4/5) 06/03/10
- Gran Torino (5/5) 06/03/10
- Franklyn (2/5) 07/03/10
- Green Zone (4/5) 11/03/10
- Whip It (4/5) 12/03/10
- Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (0/5) 12/03/10
- Shutter Island (3/5) 13/03/10
- Triangle (4/5) 27/03/10
- Kick Ass (5/5) 01/04/10
- Clash of the Titans (3/5) 02/04/10
- Fast & Furious (4/5) 02/04/10
- Silent Hill (2/5) 03/04/10
- Final Destination 3 (1/5) 03/04/10
- Lilo & Stitch (3/5) 11/04/10
- Lord of War (3/5) 17/04/10
- The Core (2/5) 25/04/10
- Iron Man 2 (4/5) 02/05/10
- Drones (3/5) 03/05/10
- The Orphanage (4/5) 08/05/10
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (4/5) 09/05/10
- Robin Hood (4/5) 15/05/10
- Underdog (1/5) May
- Dan in Real Life (3/5) May
- In the Loop (3/5) May
- State of Play (4/5) 19/06/10
- Pride and Glory (2/5) 19/06/10
- The Losers (3/5) 20/06/10
- [REC] (4/5) 09/07/10
- Inception (5/5) 17/07/10
- Moon (5/5) 18/07/10
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (1/5) 23/07/10
- Mars Attacks! (3/5) 24/07/10
- Inside Man (4/5) 25/07/10
- Splice (3/5) 27/07/10
- Made of Honor (1/5) 29/07/10
- Funny People (3/5) 01/08/10
- Toy Story 3 (5/5) 03/08/10
- The A-Team (4/5) 05/08/10
- The Children (2/5) 07/08/10